Possum control
An assessment of the probability of secondary poisoning of forest insectivores following an aerial 1080 possum control operation
... when possum control operations are commonly undertaken, therefore over-estimation of daily consumption of arthropod at this time of the year may be ...
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Benefits of aerial 1080 possum control to tree fuchsia in the Tararua Range, Wellington
... of possum impacts in upland areas, where impacts may be less obvious due to lower possum densities than occur in lowland ...areas. Possum densities in upland areas may fluctuate due to more severe ...
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Mistletoe (Tupeia antarctica) recovery and decline following possum control in a New Zealand forest
... in possum densities, or protection from possum browse ...of possum diet and impacts, before and after an aerial- 1080 possum control operation in August 1994, in podocarp-angiosperm ...
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Risks to non-target species from use of a gel bait for possum control
... Gel bait for possum control (Kiwicare Corporation, Christchurch) comprises a green-dyed, translucent, solid gel containing sugars and an orange essence. This latter is favoured by possums and effectively ...
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Secondary poisoning risk for encapsulated sodium nitrite, a new tool for possum control
... catus), dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) for 6 days. Similar secondary poisoning studies have been undertaken during the evaluation of the suitability of other possum ...
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Ship rat demography and diet following possum control in a mixed podocarp-hardwood forest
... Abstract: Control of one pest species may permit increases in abundance of other pests, thereby reducing the overall net benefit from pest ...that control of introduced possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) may ...
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Browse on mahoe and kamahi leaf-fall as a trigger for possum control
... trigger possum control, but selecting an indicator of canopy tree condition is difficult because many factors unrelated to possum browsing can affect canopy condition, and indices based on canopy ...
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Rapid recovery of kohekohe (Dysoxylum spectabile) following possum control
... following possum control at Waipoua than in this study, and the improvement was not statistically ...before control and 7-9% after ...in possum-free areas) have been recorded at trap-catch ...
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Cost-effectiveness of different possum control methods
... The information provided by Conservancies on possum control operations indicates that there is a wide range of operational costs, size of management units controlled, and percent kill achieved. For aerial ...
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Costs and benefits of aerial 1080 possum control operations using carrot baits to North Island robins (Petroica australis longipes), Pureora Forest Park
... to control possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) populations in New Zealand forests for ecosystem conservation purposes and to stop the spread of bovine ...the possum control operations than ...
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The economic benefits of the possum control area programme
... and possum numbers may have varied similarly between sites and that stoats may also be responsible for the observed pattern of kaka ...from possum control had been published, although some evidence ...
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Encapsulated sodium nitrite as a new toxicant for possum control in New Zealand
... Each possum was also presented with ...Each possum was observed with a single LTL Acorn 5210A motion-detecting video camera left in the cage, and footage was observed at the end of the ...
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Kea survival during aerial poisoning for rat and possum control
... pest control, creating a cost-benefit situation. Pest control in kea habitat is mainly by aerial 1080, the distribution of sodium fluoroacetate poison pellets by ...pest control method is extremely ...
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Movement of Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) between Forest and Pasture in Westland, New Zealand—Implications for Bovine Tuberculosis Transmission
... brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), introduced from Australia (Pracy, 1974), was found to be a vector and reservoir of bovine tuberculosis (Tb), Mycobacterium bovis, in 1967 (Ekdahl, Smith & Money, ...
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Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) densities and impacts on Fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) in south Westland, New Zealand
... low possum densities, there is some defoliation but little mortality, but as possum densities increase the increasing defoliation causes increasing mortality that may lead to the local extinction of fuchsia ...
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Long-Term Trends in Possum Numbers at Pararaki—Evidence of an Irruptive Fluctuation
... and possum-induced mortality of palatable canopy species seems likely in the absence of possum ...The possum population appeared to be close to its mean density for the period 1966-87, but mean adult ...
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Cost-effective control of 1080 bait-shy possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)
... Table 6.33 : Average possum density/ha of possum control strategies attempting to achieve a sustained 80% kill using 1080 and cholecalciferol cereal bait for initial control and eithe[r] ...
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The Possum Pied Piper: the development and investigation of an audio lure for improved possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) monitoring and control in New Zealand
... of possum captures in all grids suggested high effectiveness of Feratox ® as a ground-based tool for possum ...the control operation was unknown but it was likely that these individuals would not ...
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Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) responses and preferences to novel objects in their environment
... of possum control (Fraser, ...for possum control in New Zealand, and that the associated risks of using 1080 are acceptable, considering the significant impacts that uncontrolled possums ...
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Attitudes to pests and pest control methods : results from a sample survey of the NZ population in February 1991
... Only 49 per cent of respondents thought the use of a disease (virus) was suitable or very suitable for possum control (Table 51A, Page 32) with a similar relationship (to that for was[r] ...
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